Chapter Summary: The Shame of the NationHitting Them Hardest When They're Small
Chapter Summary
By: Kelly Lakin and Kerri Soscia
1. What is the significance of the chapter's title?
When the children are young, that is when the child needs to be educated the most because that is when it will all sink in. If the child does not have the preschool experience and the resources they need to excel in school, they will not be prepared for school.
2. What historical events, terms, ideas, or concepts are mentioned in this chapter that you feel you need to understand more clearly in order to fully appreciate the text?
effects of not having the preschool education
how the spending of each child variations effect the education of the child
the impact of the decrease in the fine arts program
Head Start-state funded programs
3. What questions does this chapter lead you to ask about public schools in Rhode Island?
Do RI schools offer preschools?
Why would they cut preschool programs? Is it the budget?
What type of programs do they offer?
How do the statistics he says compare to the nation as a whole?
What is the range of preschool opportunities?
How does private compare to public preschool?
Why is there private preschool
Does RI offer private pre-k?
4. What questions does this chapter make you ask about current trends, issues, and or reform strategies that are happening currently in American public schools?
5. If we could ask Rhode Island teachers some questions about school conditions, what might we ask them based on this chapter?
Are children treated equally within the schools? If not so, why?
What is the gap between the advantaged and disadvantaged?
How severe is the difference between the students who have been through preschool and who have not?
What is the difference between the majority and minority groups; how severe is the difference?
If so, does incorporating the Fine Arts program in the classroom a helpful tool to the children?
6. If we could ask Rhode Island students some questions about school conditions, what might we ask them based on this chapter?
Chapter Summary
By: Kelly Lakin and Kerri Soscia
1. What is the significance of the chapter's title?
When the children are young, that is when the child needs to be educated the most because that is when it will all sink in. If the child does not have the preschool experience and the resources they need to excel in school, they will not be prepared for school.2. What historical events, terms, ideas, or concepts are mentioned in this chapter that you feel you need to understand more clearly in order to fully appreciate the text?
3. What questions does this chapter lead you to ask about public schools in Rhode Island?
4. What questions does this chapter make you ask about current trends, issues, and or reform strategies that are happening currently in American public schools?
5. If we could ask Rhode Island teachers some questions about school conditions, what might we ask them based on this chapter?
6. If we could ask Rhode Island students some questions about school conditions, what might we ask them based on this chapter?